Come see us!

Our 13th Annual Phillomath Open Studio Tour (POST), is coming this fall! Local artists will be opening their studios again for free, self-guided tours. Several shows will be available in local wine tasting rooms. Artists will discuss their processes and show work that may never have been on public display. A full spectrum of artistic mediums will be shown, including collage, painting, fiber art, jewelry, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and many more.

Preview gallery shows will be at the Brownsville Art Museum in Brownsville, and Gathering Together Farm on Grange Road in Philomath during the month of September. There will also be a show of representative work at the Wine Vault, in Philomath from October 24th to November 1th.

The 2015 Tour map will be available in May. Grab a copy at the Arts Center in Corvallis, the Wine Vault, in Philomath, or download a copy here. Large yellow placards dot the route to keep visitors on track through the vineyards, valleys, woodlots, downtown Philomath and west Corvallis areas where the studios are located.

POST is a unique opportunity to talk with artists in their studios, see work in process and discuss where they find ideas and inspiration. A variety of work spaces are on the tour—daylight basements, special purpose additions and buildings, barns, attics and living rooms. What inspires the artists is on the bulletin boards and bookshelves of their respective studios. Tools specific to each medium can be seen. It is rare to shake the hand of the artist that made the artwork in the place where it was conceived and created.